to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
technology; technique; technical
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot
swizzle stick; stir stick; cocktail stirrer
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to put someone to work; to make someone work
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
speaking of ...; as for ...
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
literature; books (reference); document
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling